Bellarmine College Preparatory - Carillon Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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Wisdom of The Ancients REV, VlNCENT O'SULLIVAN, S.J. Lotin 1,4 ,,,, .,,f, i ,,J,,N .. MR, DAVID JOHNSON, S.J. Greek 2,35 Latin 4 MR, JOHN BAUMANN, SJ. Latin l, Sociology 3, Frosh Football, J.V. Swimming, Boarding Prefect E 5 E 5 5 I l i 5 1 Page 27

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Page 26 0-,ww REV. EDWARD STRETCH, SJ. Latin 2, Counselor 2, Religion l, Moderator Dramatics Rediscovering the Today is Yesterday's pupil, 'so spoke Benjamin Franklin. And rightly so, for in our urgent struggle to enrich this civiliza- tion we shall -never be so wealthy as to be able to afford to squander our hard-fought gains upon the pitfalls of yesteryear. We must profit by the experiences of the an- cient Greeks and Latins through their tongues, for languages are the pedigrees of nations, the cream of their intellectual outpouring, And these venerable Athenians and Romans achieved a level of culture and learning which has been envied and sought after ever since the time of Darius the Persian. The quest to find life's true sig- nificance, the inner meaning of excellence, has gnawed at men's souls since antiquity. For if we believe that our task on this earth is simply to exist without any ultimate end, then we are no better than the animals which serve as our beasts of burden. The answer to our purpose in life was discovered in part by the pagan Greeks and Romans. Now with aid of Christianity our under- standing of these works and their message increases immeasurably. Apart from the major philosophical out- look, we can enjoy these classics for their keen insight into human nature, their view of life, or the sheer beauty of their rhythm and euphony. Our perspective on the world and mankind is augmented incalulably, and our goal of the whole man fulfills its great MR. JAMES P. KORBEL, S.J, Latin l, Speech 4 promise even more from this brush with the Ancients. MR. GERALD WADE, SJ. Latin 2,3, Boarding Prefect iBerchman's Halll, Rally Committee

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